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jam, zo, 1925.

M. F. GRIFFIN TRUNK Filed Jan. 28, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan., 2d, i925.

MAURICE F. GRIFFIN, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNA.

TRUNK.

Application tiled January 28, 1924. Serial No. 688,965.

1 To Il wiwi/l, If muy Concern.'

a citizen ot the United Be it known that l, Mannion l". GnIrriN, States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county ot Los Angeles and State ot' (lalitornia, have invented new and usel'ul improvements in Trentina., ot'l which the following is a specification.

This invention is applicable to various trunks, but is more l'iartieularly designed for automobile trunks; that is to say, trunks adapted to be litted in closely to the rear end ot' automobiles having bodies with back inclined; and also adapted to be itted onto and carried on the back-rack or running board of an automobile.

An object ot the invention to make a trunk that is positively water and dnst proof in itseltl when closed.

Another object is to provide a trunk, the body of which is so covered as to improve its appearance over other trunks and to avoid any joints or pieeing at the upright corners ot the trunk.

Another object is to provide a trunk in which the joined edges are irnonspicuously connected.

An object is to provide a trunk having a single piece body cover.

ther objects, advantages and features ot invention may appear trom the accompanying drawings, the snbjoined detail description and the appended claims.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention,

Figure l is a perspective rear view oi a closed trunk eonstrneted in accordance with this in vention.

Fig. J is an enlarged l'ragnienlal section on line Q-2, Fig. '1, showing the arrangement of the cover and lining at the water and dustproot hinge joint between the lid and the top of the body.

Fig. 3 is a View analogous to Fig. 2 with lid open.

Fig. 4- is a reduced view off a blank 'for the one-pieee cover for the lid and the hinge joint.

Fig. 5 is a view the trunk body.

Fig. 6 is a persjnietive front; view of the trunk', open. j Y

Fig. 7 is a t'l'agmental vertical transverse section ottzhe upper portion ot the trnnli with lid parti)v -open in solid lines and 'fully open in broken lines.`

o'l` the one-piece cover VFor Fig. 8 is a` broken vertical transverse seetion ot' the closed trunk.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmental view showingl the water-proot and dust-proof joint between the front edge of the lid and body when the trunk is closed.

The. body l of the trunk is constructed with a base 2 formed ol well known three or more ply veneer, not detailed in the drawings.

Said body comprises a bottom, and, conneeted to the bottom and to each other is a front wall and end walls arranged perpendienlarl to each other and to the bottom; and a back wall connected t0 the bottom and to the end walls, and inclined forwardly so that the trunk is wider at the bottonithan at the top; and so that the inclined back of the trnnk will tit liush to and under the ontwardly inclined back o an automobile.

Said body is provided at the rear top portion with a riser 3 to which the lid 4t is hinged; and the lid is formed so that it will tit down tinsh on the front and sidewalls,

'and is provided with a notch 5 that tits over the rims 5 of the front and side walls when the lid is closed, said lid being constructed with the usual base of veneer rlhe lid is hinged at its rear edge to the top ot the trunk by a. piano hinge G extend- -1ng from end to end of the trunk and ar ranged to cover the joint between the body cover 7 and the lid cover 8 which are of suitable flexible material glued or otherwise einnented in place.

ln order to apply to the base 2 of the trunk body, the body eover 7 with a miniA innni showing of joints, .l have invented a novel body eover blank which is applicable to this form and design of trunks, and which is exemplified in Fig. 5, and which comprises a front panel a, a bottom panel b integral with and projecting trom one bottom edge of the front panel fr; end panels o, c

. integral with and extending from the ends of the front panel, and sectional back panels or flaps d, fl integral with the edges ot the end panel c, e' respectively and jointly equal in length to the bottom panel.

lhe body cover panels r?, c', J, (Z are pro'- vided with bottom body cover laps c, e. f. f. and the material is adapted to be benl onto the base 2 ot the trunk body with the line f/ of the bend between the panels and the llap-` formed continuously troni end to end ol' thtl blank. Said panels are provided With top flaps 7L', z', t", y', y', lc., c, m and m which are v all practically of the same Width; and in the -The flaps t' and j and likewise the flaps li', j

are separated from each. other b y slits 0, o and the flaps j, 1, are separated trom each other by the notch 72, and the flaps j', 7: are

separated from each other by the notch p While the flaps 7c and le" ot the end panels 6,' c respectively are separated from the adjacent back top flaps in, m respectively by notches g, g.

The panels nl and cl and the adjacent portions rm or the end panels c, c may be of any height relative to the liront panels o determined by the height of the riser 3 of the -trunk body; said back panels being' made Wide enough from the bottom fold line r/ to the top :told line s to extend to the top of the back of the trunk; and the top back folds m, fm," beingr equal in- Width to the space between the topf rear corner 9 of the trunk body and the hinge receiving edge 10 of said body.

The lid cover is cut according` to the desired shape of the lid and comprises the top panel t, the top end flaps u7 u at the ends of the top panel t; the inside end lid laps o, fv and the rear edge lid laps w, w.

The front edge of the top panel t is integral with the front lid panel a: having end flaps y. y and the folding panel e is integral with the lower edge ot the front lid panel The cover is made of any suitable Waterproof material such as'enameled duck, kerator, fabrikoid or other Waterproof material.

The lining 1l may be of any suitable dustexcluding` material and applied to the trunk body in any Well known way.

Base 2 of the lid is of the same thickness as the base 2 of the body and said lid is provided at its edges-With outside and inside valences l2, 13 Which may be ot sufficiently ranged hoop steel to alford the required strength; and they are arranged to Jform a channel o adapted to receive the top edgel 5 ot the body when the lid is closed. y

rlhe transverse faces of the outside valence l2 are straight so that when the lid is closed it will fit the outside of the trunk body. 'lhc inside valence lil is struck up at let so as to form an inwardly daring' rim to rereii'e and Wedge 'upon the top edle 5 of the open portion of the trunk to form a practically air-tight and wate-.r-tiirlt and dustprooi' joint.. v

The top panel t of the lid cover is provided With a hinge lap z5 of sufficient Width to extend from the rear edge'of the lid base 2 in the form of a loop l5 practically equal in width to the thickness of the bases 2 and 2 and to extend over the hinge receiving edge l() of the front edge of the trunk top and to the rear edge 17 of hinge 6. l

In practical operation the cover shown in Fig. 5 is fastened to the base of the trunk body by gluing the bottom panel b 4in place with the front. panel a at the front of said trunk body; the end panels c, c are then smoothly glued onto the ends of thebase and the sectional back panelsd, d are then glued and smoothed onto the back of the trunk body and the outer ends are brought together to form a butt joint 18 extending from bottom to top ot'the back of the trunk, see F ig. 1.

The bottom hack flaps e, e', j', f', are then smoothly glued onto the bot-torn panel b and the top flap It of the front panel is turned over the top edge of the iront of the trunk base and is smoothly-glued to the top and inside of said front edge and this is. like- Wise done With .the flaps m, fm', le, 7c', y', j and l', i the slits and notches a, 0, p, rl allowing this to be done.

The lid cover 8 is then glued to the lid base 2 in a manner that willl be readily understood by the skilled mechanic and the front edge of the hinge 6 is fixed to the' rear edge of the lid outside ot the cover which has been glued thereonto. Then the hinge lap t bent into the loldl and its edge is brought to the rear edge 17 of the hinge 6,. and lis smoothly glued to the edge ot' the flaps my, m. The rear edge of the hinge (l is then fastened to the riser 3 of the body l by suitable fastening means as the rivets 4 19, and the trunk is complete.

l claim: l. The improvement in trunks set forth comprising a body; a lid hinged to andspaced from said body at its hinged ed e;

a covering for said body; and acovering or said lid having a`fold in the 'spacebetween said lid and body and being secured Ito said body. f

2. The improvement in trunks Set forth comprising a body having a rim; a one piece covering to said body, saidcovering provided with over-laps to tit over and enclose the rim of said body; a lid having a rim; a one piece covering to said lid, said lid covering provided with over-laps to tit over and enclose the rim of said lid; and a hinge connecting' said lid to said body.-

3. The in'iproveinent in trunks set vforth con'lprising` a body having a rim; a one piece dust and rain proof covering to said body,

said covering having over-laps adapted to` extend over and enclose the rim' of' saidA ar anged to lorm a ehannel adapted to reveeive the run ol said body7 when said lid is elosed; a one piece dust and rainproot' covering for said lid, said covering extending into the channel oll said lid; and a hinge connecting said lid to said body, said hinge arranged outsidel ol the covering of said lid and body;` Y

45A one pieee cover for trunks ot' thel character setforth, including-a bodyY cover, comprising a front panel, a bottom panel integral with and projecting from one bottoni edge of said l'ronl panel; end panels integral with and Aprojecting lfrolu the ends ol the Vl'ront panel, sectional back panels integral willi the edges of the` end panels, re spectively, and jointly equal in length to the bottom panel and lop llaps extending l'roni said front panel, end panelsA and sectional baek panels and adapted to lit over the rim ot' the body.

i body cover 'for trunks of the charac,- ter set forth comprising a front panel, a top llap integral .with and extending from the upper edge ol said t'rontpanel, the ends of said top tlap being. determined by slits; end panels' integral with and extending t'roni the-ends` of the `front panel; top flaps e', y' and i, y" extending from the upper edges of said end panelsand respectively separated from eaeh other and determined by slits: other top tlaps f, extending Jf'roin thel upper edge ot' said end panels. said other tlaps being adjaeent to and separated from said llaps y' and j by notches l, p; and flaps integral with and extending from the lower edge ot' said At'ront and. end panels and adapted to extend around the lower edge ol' the trunl-z and be fastened to the underside thereof.

(i. body cover 'for trunks ot the charac ter set forth comprising a l'ront panel, a top flap integral with and extending Vfrom the upper edge ot' said front' panel. the ends oi said top llap being determined by slits; end panels integral with and extending from the ends of the. front panel; top tlaps ',j and i, 7" extending from the upper edges ot' said end panels and respectively separated lroui eaeh other and determined by slits; other top l'laps c, t. extending from` the npper `edge of said end panelsesaid other llaps heing adjacent to and separated l'roin said llaps j and 7' by ntiitches p, yi; tlaps integral with and extending from the lower edge ol' said t'ront and end panels and adapted to extend around -the lower edge ot' the trunk and be fastened to the underside thereof. and flaps integral with and extending from said end panels and adapted to extend around the back edge ot' the trunk and be fastened vto the back or rear side of said trunk.

T. The improvement in trunks set l'orth comprising a body; a lid hinged to and spaced from said body at its hinged edge; a hinge-lap secured at one edge to said cover and having a fold in the space hetween said lid and body and having its other edge secured to said body.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my' hand at Los Angeles, (lalil'ornia, this.

ltlth day of January, 1924.

MAURICE F. (ltlfFlN. Witness:

An'rntu: F. Lainexen. 

